Hey Luke, was it you that slapped a motorcycle tyre on a Ford 17" spacer saver wheel? If it was, got any pics or links? If not please accept my humble apologies and I will get back in my box (or sidecar).

Hey Luke, was it you that slapped a motorcycle tyre on a Ford 17" spacer saver wheel? If it was, got any pics or links? If not please accept my humble apologies and I will get back in my box (or sidecar).

Cheers

3legs

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BA Falcon, 17" x 4" rim with a 150 tyre. I've got the odd 1 or 2 more pic's if you need them.

Although, I can add that that street (the main street and right in the CBD) of Melbourne was riddled with bike shops right up until the mid/late 70's. Walk around the bikes parked on the footpath kinda thing.

Alex ( @THEAPE ) should have some good stories from that era, for you.

Lived in Mudbourne late 70's (East Hawthorn)
Enjoyed the odd Sat morning browse at the Elizabeth st bike shops.
Was working at the Geelong oil refinery (welding ali) when the Westgate bridge opened.
Saved me a full 5 minutes travel time over the West Footscray route.
There was a fairly loose nut behind the bars back then.

Lived in Mudbourne late 70's (East Hawthorn)
Enjoyed the odd Sat morning browse at the Elizabeth st bike shops.
Was working at the Geelong oil refinery (welding ali) when the Westgate bridge opened.
Saved me a full 5 minutes travel time over the West Footscray route.
There was a fairly loose nut behind the bars back then.

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Ha ha,

Brought back some memories...
Started school @ Coburg West Primary... finished school @ McKinnon High.
One girlfriend @ Rosebud... another @ Corio... Midnight Oil playing the local pubs, before cracking it big time...
Married the girl from Corio... Her Birthday today too...
Hmmmm, stretched out on the ol' Katana... Head on left hand, elbow on tank, feet on pillion foot pegs... Ooops, slipped over the amphometer, in the dip at Lara, looked down at speedo.... 180 Klms +.... Crank right hand...

Worked for Aquatic Pools, Hawthorn in the eighties...
Still remember the day the Westgate section collapsed...
Poor Souls. Then years later the brick, that fell into oncoming lanes and decapitated the driver going the other way... Nasty Business, that...

Yes, Melbourne, the city of four seasons weather... all in one day.... Horizontal sleet and rain... Nah, don't miss that shit...

Brought some menories back for me too. Lived in Corio 1978-80, my father worked at the Geelong refinery. Went to the Geelong Church of England Grammar School. Quite different than I was used to in Holland

They modified 3 or 4 aluminium tanks at the shell refinery.
Not sure how tall they were, 8-9 storeys? Memory is a little vague on that.
But they used a semi based tower crane to drop an ali pipe dow the centre of each tank.
My job was to weld 3 braces in the middle to stiffen the pipe.
I got the job because I had spent 6 months working for Burnley Eng fabing Ali road tankers.
Even welded 1 up myself.
The step up to welding at the refinery was a big one though, I wonder how the welds held?
Should have stayed at Burnley Eng though it was a good outfit.
There were 2 old blokes there that had done their apprenticeships there and were due to retire soon.
The thought scared me for some reason so I left. Funny the things we (I) do.
Oh and that was Westgate bridge MK2, I was i school when MK1 fell down though memories are there.
For those who like to know what happens when things are rushed/screwed up. http://www.westgatebridge.org/

Met a crew of welders over here a couple years ago, Kiwis brought in to weld inside stainless tanks and grain bins 3 + stories high, tig from a bosun's chair, why nobody hear wants that work is beyond me.